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True love is like a permanent state of madness, one that makes us end up doing things we always thought ourselves incapable of. The same happened with Delhi-based Arjun Singh. As a teenager, he made fun of romantic movies and love songs. Even when he got married, he only gradually fell in love with his wife-- their love was mature and pure and had none of the madness that love stories are made of. But his story only begins here . . . One day at a party, he meets Tamanna, who looks breathtaking beside her overweight and pompous husband. Her arrival turns Arjun's life around. He does everything love-struck teenagers are known to do-- from writing poetry and letters to checking his phone every few minutes. He pines, he sings, he cries, he obsesses, he hyperventilates, he regrets, he scolds himself, he broods, he dreams, and he loves-- truly and helplessly. And as time passes, the gradual revelation of Tamanna's maturity, her thoughtfulness, and her witty personality leave Arjun completely awestruck. But his is not a usual love story, for he is married, and so is she. Heartbreaking and inspired by the author's life story, Tamanna is a journey through a man's heart, exploring, as it does, how it is possible to love more than one person at the same time, and how love heeds no reason and no boundaries . . .

Time always flows in a cycle. The Light Is Fading. Kaizad Has Taken Over Sealand. And The Equilibrium Is In Peril! As fate turns against Arya, and he is thrown headlong in the thick of things, Arya finds himself becoming an unwilling but important participator. With the Warlord gathering his troops, the lines between darkness and light are blurring faster than Arya can separate their strands. And with his origins suspected, given that only a Saatvika can wield the Ring, Arya has to embrace his destiny as the Maayukh, the wielder of the five elements. But what if he does not find a way to emerge from the shadows and get the right answers? From Christopher Percy to Kaizad and from Arya to Maayukh, Emergence-- the second in The Avaasya Trilogy-- recounts the journey of Percy and Arya as each is forced to transform and come out of his cocooned self in order to bring the balance needed to hold the world together.

When feisty twenty-one-year old Aditi Narvekar refuses to carry forward the legacy of her corrupt politician father, all hell breaks loose. The mighty Vithalrao Narvekar, Chief Minister of Goa, retaliates with fury. He fixes her up with the scion of a wealthy mining family, and sets the wedding date. Rebellious and resourceful, Aditi tries to stay one step ahead of her wily parent. Along the way, she encounters the supercilious-- but sexy-- Raj Dias, an activist who fights for a clean-and-green Goa. Although he dismisses Aditi as her father's daughter, she's determined to prove him wrong. Goa becomes an epic battleground where the clean brigade takes on dirty politics. Aditi must confront her own father, but will Raj support her cause? The Strongman's Daughter is a nail-biting saga of a young girl's clash against her father, in a battle of love, money-lust, and longing!

Meera Sagar had everything-- the perfect job as a principal ballerina and a man who loved her as much as she loved him. But tragedy struck the night before her biggest performance, forcing her to come back home. To Mumbai. Now, a year later, Meera is still trying to pick up the pieces, while fending off marriage proposals from her well-meaning but traditional Gujarati family, and figure life out all over again. By starting a ballet school in Mumbai. But she has two problems. One, she knows nothing about running a business. And two, she can't dance. Not anymore. Enter . . . Abeer Goswami. A man nursing a broken heart. Will Meera find a new dream in her ballet school? Can Abeer and Meera find their way back to each other again? And, most important, has Meera danced for the last time? With You I Dance is a warm, funny, at times heart-rending, love story of second chances, true love, and finding yourself when your dearest dream has vanished.

Racy, unpredictable, romantic, and inspiring, this is a novel that is bound to get you addicted and stay with you forever. When gamer and entrepreneur Rishi Rai sets out to revolutionize the gaming industry, something somewhere goes terribly wrong and, like dominoes, the blocks of his life fall down one after the other. An unexpected meeting with Alex, an unpredictable, crazy American hippie, changes his life forever, as he decides to quit everything and join him on an unplanned, uncharted journey across India. From getting irrepressibly high in the mysterious Malana Valley in the Himalayas to starting a shack on the bewitching Om Beach on the West Coast, they do it all. But their adrenaline-charged adventure takes a turn when Rishi meets Kyra, a beautiful and enigmatic gamer. As passions surge and sparks fly, Rishi gets drawn to Kyra . . . unaware of who she is and where she comes from. What follows next is something nobody could have ever dreamed of . . . Who is Kyra and why are the paparazzi after her? Can Rishi connect the dots in his life to protect the love of his life? While the world becomes a spectator, can he mastermind the fall of a ruthless giant to become a global icon or will he become the biggest loser?

The society and the increasingly competitive world of work throw challenges at you every day. Combating them with unfaltering confidence is the sure-shot way to success. it is your personality that conveys to the world what you are. the Personality Development Handbook is a guide to the perfectly groomed and confident you. Know the correct way to carry yourself - from your appearance to the way you talk and what you say. Master social etiquette and the art of being at ease with yourself. a socially graceful person is always admired and sought after at all gatherings. Even more so in the corporate world - excellent communication skills and behavior are highly regarded and desired. the art of perfect etiquette is remaining natural while being sophisticated and polished. Learn it all in the Personality Development Handbook and command your fullest potential.

If I had to choose between letting down A friend or my country, god, give Me the strength to betray my nation. ' I was born in a mentally retarded country.' Thus begins this provocative, stylish, and racy literary rant against India by a twenty-four-year-old awaiting capital punishment; hoisting so huge a historic and political canvas to paint upon-- opening at the Emergency that almost murdered Democracy and culminating in the Godhra riots, which almost destroyed secularism-- a canvas so grand, it will leave you staggered . . . . . . and set the tone for a modern story of an ancient Mad Nation! Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, Autobiography of a Mad Nation is written on an epic scale-- where history, personal friendships, love for a nation and belief in its values, sense of great literature, fight against censorship, passion for ideas, and a zeal for unforgettable characters and dialogue fuse-- to leave a mesmerizing impact on the minds of readers who discerningly distinguish between great, and all else.

I learned that I am, despite my early years spent as a swaggering boy, at heart just a middle-class, hard-working, risk-averse, un-creative, strait-laced, routine-obsessed conformist. In case I forgot to mention it, I'm also prudish to the point of being puritanical. But at eight, Nira had only one over-powering wish-- to pee standing up like a boy. In fact, to be a boy. Join Nira as she steps into her brother's clothes and becomes the self-appointed Al Caponesque gang leader of the neighbourhood boys. Her oddball yet madly loving family shapes her personality and a poignant relationship with her brother's best friend shapes her life. She uses uninhibited candour to detail her coming-of-age journey from Calcutta to London, from tomboy to reluctant woman-in-progress always trying to fit in, but always failing. She's a laugh a minute and yet she breaks your heart with her subconscious, percussive yearning for the one person who is always too old, too far, too married to be hers.

Is it only in India where people don't realize that starting a conversation with, " Oh, you've put on weight!" is incredibly rude? Perhaps I should respond with " Oh, you've become uglier!" so they get the point. From stores that do not stock clothes my size to unsolicited advice from neighborhood aunties, my life-- quite annoyingly-- is ruled by the numbers on the scale. What's the big deal about being big? You may wonder. Well, quite a lot, actually. For starters, you get dumped by the only man you've ever loved, social situations go from awkward to embarrassing within seconds, and don't even get me started on the family's never-ending search for a suitable groom. They just don't make men my size these days! Nevertheless, here I am, about to meet Suitor No. 7. Begrudgingly, of course. Ride along as I navigate the crazy arranged marriage market. And trust me, it's crazier when you're more than a little curvy.

' You were adopted.' Three simple words, in a letter accompanying her parent's will, tear Nisha's carefully ordered world apart. Raised in England, by her caring but emotionally reserved parents, Nisha has never been the one to take risks. Now, with the scrawled address of an Indian convent begins a search for the mother and family she never knew and the awakening of childhood memories long forgotten. The secrets, culture, and people that Nisha discovers, will change her life forever. And, as her eyes are opened to a side of herself she didn't know existed, Nisha realizes that she must also seek answers to the hardest question of all-- why? Weaving together the stories of Nisha, Shilpa, and Devi, The Forgotten Daughter explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional themes of motherhood, loss, and identity, ultimately asking the question-- what you would do out of love for your children?

Sara, a therapist, always thought her husband Mike died in Afghanistan -- but when she learns he actually died in India, her desire to uncover the truth leads her to a clinic in New Delhi. Once in India, Sara is dazzled by the country's culture and its people. At the clinic, she grows close both to her patient Pritti and a bewitching, low-caste driver named Hemant. Yet Sara finds herself increasingly appalled at the treatment of women; in this country of old traditions and new opportunities, so much remains shocking or forbidden, like the practice of ' Devadasi' -- prostitutes who work at temples. As Sara inches towards the truth about Mike's death and their marriage, and becomes entangled in the dark side of Delhi, she is thrust into the terrifying reality of an India few ever see.

Racy, unpredictable, romantic, and inspiring, this is a novel that is bound to get you addicted and stay with you forever. When gamer and entrepreneur Rishi Rai sets out to revolutionize the gaming industry, something somewhere goes terribly wrong and, like dominoes, the blocks of his life fall down one after the other. An unexpected meeting with Alex, an unpredictable, crazy American hippie, changes his life forever, as he decides to quit everything and join him on an unplanned, uncharted journey across India. From getting irrepressibly high in the mysterious Malana Valley in the Himalayas to starting a shack on the bewitching Om Beach on the West Coast, they do it all. But their adrenaline-charged adventure takes a turn when Rishi meets Kyra, a beautiful and enigmatic gamer. As passions surge and sparks fly, Rishi gets drawn to Kyra . . . unaware of who she is and where she comes from. What follows next is something nobody could have ever dreamed of . . . Who is Kyra and why are the paparazzi after her? Can Rishi connect the dots in his life to protect the love of his life? While the world becomes a spectator, can he mastermind the fall of a ruthless giant to become a global icon or will he become the biggest loser?

Part rant, part reportage. Partly serious and partly funny. Name Place Animal Thing by top film critic Mayank Shekhar is a whacky yet insightful take on desis and popular culture. Covering concerns of a young, urban India, ranging from city, cinema, stardom, and religion to cops, cigarette smoking, social drinking, and social media, each piece has been peppered with Shekhar's characteristic wit and razor sharp observations to simultaneously inform, amuse, and irritate! If you wish to start a conversation, here's the book to pick.

As His personal secretary between 1981 and 1985, and the second-in-command of His organization, Ma Anand Sheela enjoyed an enviably close relationship with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Bhagwan called upon her when He wanted to discuss personal issues, crucial administrative matters, run minor errands, and to even place an order for a new Rolls-Royce. Ma Sheela was His confidante, His closest aide, the person He trusted more than anyone else. She ruled the entire commune under His guidance . . . until differences crept up. What followed next, soon became part of Bhagwan's infamous history, as after years of loyal service, Ma Sheela resigned from her position, left the commune, and fled to Europe with fellow members. An infuriated Rajneesh wasted no time in accusing her of planning a bio-terror attack, conspiring to murder important public officials, and running away with fifty-five million dollars. Ma Sheela pled guilty to some of the charges in court and spent thirty-nine months in prison. Now, almost two decades later, Ma Sheela, still in love with Bhagwan and His teachings, finally tells her side of the story, claiming that the truth was very different, and sheds light on that part of Bhagwan's life which has so far been shrouded in a cover of secrecy and darkness . .

A seemingly innocuous remark over an innocent cup of tea, and Aranya discovers that her family has been fighting a decade-long legal battle over her grandfather's expansive estate. And all this while they not only kept her in the dark, but also kept her very existence out of the court's knowledge! A cesspool of emotions, half-truths, betrayals, and the unspooling of long buried dirty family secrets threaten to overpower Aranya and disrupt what modicum of peace and balance she has in her life as a single mother of two children. At the center of this storm is the one woman who, ever since the day Aranya was born, has had nothing but curses and abuses for her; who has deliberately kept her name out of the court case; who has wished her dead for every day of her life; who refuses to now remember her birth. The woman who is her mother. Her own mother. This is the story of a woman fighting against power, money, deceit, and treachery for her right to be recognized as a daughter. A daughter by court order . .

A goddess in the temple. A burden in the family. Children are a gift of God, they say. But do they really believe? Isha and Nikhil Tilak are expecting their second child. Hardwired to favor a grandson, Nikhil's egotistical parents have resented and coldly rejected their first granddaughter. So ever since the day Isha discovered that she's expecting, this question has obsessed her: ' Is it a boy? Or . . . God forbid . . . a girl?' And finally the answer is there on the gynecologist's screen-- it's a girl! What will Nikhil and Isha do now? As their decisions add to their nightmare, Nikhil is found murdered in cold blood. And their innocent unborn daughter is blamed for it. With her five-year-old at her heels, grief-stricken and relentlessly oppressed by her in-laws, who believe the baby to be a bad omen, Isha sets out on her own to build her life around her forbidden daughters. Will she be able to protect them from the grave dangers that lie ahead? A thrilling, captivating, and thought-provoking portrayal of the dark secrets hidden in the Indian culture, this novel is bound to stir your conscience.

Travelling across India on a motorcycle is an intimate way to get acquainted with its myriad cultures, each with their unique beliefs and lifestyle. One Life to Ride takes you across the hot and dusty plains of India to the highest motorable road in the world-- the fabled Khardung-La in Ladakh. Along the way you'll meet Sufi saints, fake fakirs, and homesick soldiers. You'll come away feeling exhilarated, entertained, and yes, also exhausted by the physical arduousness of the motorcycle ride. Witty, reflective, and honest, One Life to Ride is a daring, real-life adventure guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.

She is beautiful, she is smart, she is kind, She is a bloody rare find. But she is dead now . . . And those doe-like wonderful dark brown eyes no more offer warmth or love. The ruby red of those lips is now a cold blue. And the curve of that body is now frozen in rigor mortis. What happened? Who killed her-- the chief minister's secret mistress?

What happens when a heartbroken newly-wed girl writes an erotic, sexually charged story based on a cougar she knows? Simran Dandekar, the pretty daughter of a rich construction magnate from Nagpur, marries Siddharth, the good-looking scion of the Mumbai-based Raichand family, only to find out that her marriage is nothing more than a financial transaction, her husband is still not over his last heartbreak, and that the high society Mumbai which she has married into is a cesspool of extramarital affairs and torrid sexual encounters! Not one to shy away from taking inspiration when and where she finds it, Simran soon writes a spectacular tale of love and lust, even as she struggles hard to find both in her married life. But things spiral out of control when the anonymously published risqué potboiler becomes an instant best-seller. Will Simran's literary aspirations bring her rewards, or bring her into disaster zone?

There are millions of these wandering Indian renunciants, begging monks, mystical walkers, roaming philosophers, miracle-workers, hashish smokers, holy men . . . but little is known about them. They are often photographed yet their words are seldom heard. Some began this way of life from childhood, while others were civil servants, shopkeepers, real estate agents, thieves . . . who left their families and jobs to become renunciants. Sadhus. Patrick Levy recounts their everyday lives, the respect they are given and how they make use of it, their teachings, their philosophy and the way they transform it into a lifestyle. SADHUS - GOING BEYOND THE DREADLOCKS is a novel written in the form of a road movie. It is a spiritual journey into the world of sadhus.

Late one November night, the mutilated corpse of a young Finnish tourist is found in a public garden in Pune. It looks like a case of brutal rape and murder, but Senior Inspector Saralkar and PSI Motkar find themselves probing further delving deeper. Standing virtually clueless, except for a single white sandal found on the scene of the crime, the policemen duo start looking for suspects. Things get murkier when Saralkar's old friend and colleague, Inspector Patange, seeks his help to establish the identity of another murder victim - an old man found by a wooded hillside on the outskirts of Pune. Not only do the old man's stab injuries match the wounds inflicted on the Finnish girl, but he is also found wearing the other white sandal. As Saralkar and Motkar struggle to find the link that connects the two murders, nothing is what it seems. The emerging truth seems far more dangerous and the motive far more bizarre. Who murdered Sonia, and why? The truth will chill you to the bone!

The Horseman had come to your apartment?' Adri nodded. 'What did it want?' 'My goddamn soul.' Tantrics. Necromancers. Exorcists. Talkers to the dead. Summoners of Demons. An ancient art. A select few. The only ones in the land allowed by law to inscribe upon themselves the magical tattoos of the profession. The city of Old Kolkata. Dark. Devastated. War-ravaged. Unforgiving. Adri Sen, a banished Tantric, wakes up one morning to find the Horseman, Death, sitting at the edge of his bed. The Apocalypse cometh. Wraiths whisper. Ancients bleed. Demons stalk. Fallen Angels rise. Assassins attack. Storytellers spin. In every legend, a small grain of truth. Run for your soul, Adri. Run.

I've had it with your attitude, Siya. Go ahead, get on your high horse and stay there. I refuse to beg anymore. Goodbye." What makes a marriage? Love or compatibility? Passion or pragmatism? Shobhan Bantwal's compelling new novel explores the fascinating subject of arranged marriage, as a young Indian-American woman navigates the gulf between desire and tradition. To Siya Giri, arranged marriages have always seemed absurd. But while her career as an environmental lawyer has flourished, she remains a virgin, living with her parents in suburban New Jersey. However, she now wants to get married and for that she is finally ready to do the unthinkable! Siya's first few bridal-viewings are as awkward as she anticipated. But then she's introduced to Roger Vadepalli and things seem to change. or do they? Self-possessed, intelligent and charming, Roger is clearly interested in marriage and seems eager to clinch the deal, but Siya, who is attracted to him in spite of her mistrust, is also drawn into a flirtation with Lou, a widowed colleague who is far from her family's idea of an acceptable husband. In choosing between two very different men, Siya must reconcile her burgeoning independence and her conservative background. And she must decide what matters most to her not just in a husband, but also in a family, a culture and a life.

Senior Inspector Saralkar is back at his desk after spending a rather annoying week at a ' Secrets of Living' course, especially for police officers and he is itching for some action now. Luckily, an exciting new case turns up right away! The body of Ashish Karve, a local businessman has been found in the back seat of his car. To PSI Motkar, Saralkar's diminutive assistant, it seems to be a straightforward case of suicide. But Saralkar's sharp mind is agog with the dark possibility of murder. As the case unfolds Saralkar finds enough motives for people, be it Ashish's business partner, his wife, his brother, his friend, his brother-in-law or even strangers to want to do away with him! Is the senior inspector becoming too fanciful in his imagination or is he on the right track in assuming that Ashish was killed? Delve into this deliciously thrilling whodunit and walk along with Senior Inspector Saralkar and PSI Motkar as they set out to sift the truth from lies and half truths.

There are legends, myths, fables and parables. And the tale of the man with two heads is one of them. When the invitation to play is a dead, mutilated stray dog stuffed inside a gunnysack, you know that the game is going to be dangerous and that the only way to stop the madness is to understand it. And to hope that when the time comes, the knife finds a sweet spot. This is where it all began this is the story of the man with two heads.

This book is a gripping account of a group of young officers and sailors that were hand-picked by the Indian Navy to form the '25 Missile Boat Squadron". Their assembly in India, escapades in Russia, further workup on return to Mumbai and finally their participation in two operations in the Arabian Sea during the 1971 war - which brought immense recognition and pride to the Indian Navy.

What if your boss asks you for a favour you cannot decline? At thirty-one, Meena Shenoy is single and enjoys a flourishing professional life at a New Jersey high-tech company. She is admired by her colleagues, lauded by her seniors and is on the road to a highly promising future. But all this fails to impress her mother and aunts, who continue making dire predictions about her ticking biological clock and dropping not-so-subtle hints about finding a groom. Meena, who has always attracted a fair amount of attention with her dainty looks, hasn't really found someone interesting enough to spend the rest of her life with, though she hasn't been averse to looking. But when her treacherous heart finally likes someone, it happens to be her new boss, the reticent Prajay Nayak! As her thoughts turn to romance, Prajay makes an astonishing request that leaves Meena flabbergasted. She has to craft a personal matrimonial ad to help him find a suitable wife. His criteria: a sophisticated Indian-American woman who complements his striking height. Walking a tightrope between her personal and professional life, Meena is now caught in a rather obnoxious yet interesting predicament! How will she find a 'Mrs Right' for someone who she feels is her 'Mr Right'? The stage is set for a saucy, highly witty story that will warm its way into your heart.

How does one become a man? Three young friends are about to find out. With six unmarried sisters and a perennially drunk father, Pinku, a 19-year-old school dropout, has only one dream left: to marry the plump girl who'd caught him stealing flowerpots. His friend and confidant, 17-year-old Bhandu, is not faring any better his parents are divorcing, his father has abandoned him and the American tourist he is infatuated with doesn't even know he exists. Bhandu and Pinku seek solace in the distracting shenanigans of their friend Guggi a pampered rich brat who can do anything for a thrill. Guggi's reckless hedonism lands the threesome in a series of 'sexpot' escapades each adventure weirder than the one before. But their seemingly innocuous joyride is about to end. With their Class 12 exams around the corner, Guggi, restless to leave a mark, takes over the school's notorious protection racket in a violent coup. The fallout drags the trio into a murky world of heartbreak, betrayal and bloody vengeance.

An old, bored and disabled dictator, who misses waging wars of extermination, cooks up a bizarre recipe for his amusement. He arrests twelve writers from his state for the worst nightmare of their lives. They must write a story each. And that story must have a twist at the end, a climax that's truly surprising. The award for the best surprise ending: nothing. The award for the worst: death. Welcome to an overdose of surprise.